Using floating catchment area (FCA) metrics to predict health care utilization patterns

Using floating catchment area (FCA) metrics to predict health care utilization patterns

Abstract Background Floating Catchment Area (FCA) metrics provide a comprehensive measure of potential spatial accessibility to health care services and are often used to identify geographic disparities in health care access. An unexplored aspect of FCA metrics is whether they can be useful in predi...

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Main Authors: Paul L. Delamater, Ashton M. Shortridge, Rachel C. Kilcoyne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Spatial accessibility
Access to health care
Health care use
Utilization patterns
Hospitalizations
Floating catchment areas
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-3969-5

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